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Flavored Breads: Recipes from Mark Miller's Coyote Cafe

Mark Charles Miller, Andrew MacLauchlan, John Harrisson

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Rediscover Good Bread 4 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

I've been an amateur breadmaker for years, but tend to bake irregularly because of the effort involved. No more! Mark Miller's recipes for bread both plain and exotic, healthful and richly delicious, have rekindled my enthusiasm for bread. I'm baking almost all my own bread now and making breakfast and lunch special occasions. From genuine sourdough, comforting cornbreads, spicy cheesey flatbreads and foccacia, to tempting quickbreads and breakfast treats (try Cream Cheese and Blueberry Bread, or Scottish Scones with honey, cream and Drambuie) No tedious copying of recipes from a library book this time: there are so many delicious recipes (and I've tried a lot of them) that I need to buy this book!

Mouth-watering variety. 5 out of 5 stars.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful.

This is chock full of wonderful recipes. Not one that we've tried has disappointed. A batch of Blue Corn-Maple Muffins never lasts long in our house. Nothing out of this book ever does.

Mediocre Bread Book 3 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

In general, this was pretty average book of bread recipes. There is little here that you will not find in any all-purpose baking or cookbook. There are a handful of breads that are truly outstanding, but these are few and far between.

I like the variety of recipes: the types of bread represented were well chosen. I also like the detailed instructions; many recipes have more than a dozen steps.

The first chapter on corn bread has several recipes that use whipped, soft-peak egg whites, a very unnecessary ingredient for those who genuinely like corn bread. This chapter also calls for some unusual baking pan sizes, some of which do not exist even in a professional kitchen. The chapter on quick breads was especially disappointing, as most of the recipes use dried fruits and those that do not will use fresh fruit (I admit to having a pathological hatred of quick breads with dried fruit, so I mostly ignored this chapter). I mostly liked the whole-grain bread chapter, although the doughs were uniformly dry, and I had to add more water than specified in all the recipes I tried. The flatbread chapter was pretty disappointing, as there were only 4 recipes (flatbread, cracker, foccacia, breadsticks) with many flavor variations presented as separate recipes. I liked the selection of flavors in the country bread chapter; the recipes are very detailed. There are a few sourdough recipes, but I find it difficult to get a decent sourdough starter using just commercial yeast. Here, the author ferments the dough overnight for flavor, then adds fresh yeast to get the dough to leaven. There is also a chapter of miscellaneous breads, with some bad flavors (rhubarb) and some really good ones (orange sticky buns). The last chapter has some useful recipes for flavored honeys and spreads.

This book commits the ultimate baking sin: the weight of flour is never specified, and the method of flour measurement (scoop and sweep, spoon and sweep, etc.) is never specified. Based on the heavy textures using spoon-and-sweep, I suspect that the author uses sift-into-the-measuring-cup technique (a little over 3 ounces).

Many of the ingredients called for are hard to get, even if you live in the south-west in a major city full of ethnic and gourmet markets, and the author does a poor job of specifying substitutes. At one point, the author advocates the use of un-pasteurized buttermilk (a big no-no, at least from a legal standpoint). There are some scattered instructions for bread machines, but no models or brands are specified. Another problem is that basic information for dealing with dough is buried at the end of the book, where you are likely to overlook it. For a bread book, the information on kneading and forming dough is surprisingly skimpy; in fact, it is completely inadequate for the beginning bread baker. The suggestion to cover dough with plastic wrap is a problem, as the dough always seems to stick to the plastic and deflates the dough when you try to pull it off; I just cover it with an over-turned, empty box. A listing of the recipes either in the table of contents or at the chapter headings is lacking.

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License to Cook New Mexico Style

Esther Feske

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Land of Enchantment 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

This charming gift item includes interesting historical, geographic, cultural and culinary information as well as over 80 recipes for tasty items such as Guacamole, Chili Bean Dip, Tamale Pie, Flan, and Margarita Pie. The book is illustrated with petroglyphs, and gives locations and phone numbers of New Mexico museums, pueblos and reservations-vital data for tourists. A timeline profiles the area's history, and a short essay clarifies the controversial spelling and pronunciation of "chile," then gives tips for "Chile Antidotes"! The reader will be certifiably enthusiastic about N.M.

This makes for a wonderful gift!

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This handy book introduces the spicy cooking of the Southwest with traditional dishes, fast and easy recipes, and new creations using traditional ingredients. Taste sensations include Mexican chocolate, hot taco dip, green chile cheese ball, minute chili, chimichangas, quesadillas, breakfast burritos, Uncle Bill's smoked sausage, calabacitas, easy fresh apple cake, and lemon cream pie. This book also gives locations and phone numbers of New Mexico museums, pueblos, and reservations—vital information for tourists. A timeline profiles the area's history. A fact-packed book that readers will love!

A Texas Christmas

Marilyn Covington

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Christmas at its Texas Best!! 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I'll admit that this book touches my heart since it includes photos of Santas created by my Mom and me!! The pictures of the San Angelo Christmas at Old Fort Concho are wonderful along with the pictorials of Texas at its happiest. The recipes that I have tried live up to their press which is a pleasant surprise in this day of cookbooks! If you are from Texas, you need this book!! If you aren't from Texas, you'll love this book and wish you could celebrate right along with us!!!

A LARGE TRIBUTE TO TEXAS 5 out of 5 stars.
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Whether deep in the heart of, along the coast, or on the plains there are traditions observed only in Texas. This well documented and superbly photographed collection of customs, recipes, history, and songs is a yuletide tribute to the Lone Star State.

Savoring the Southwest

Roswell Symphony Guild

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A gold mine of a book 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

"Today's adventurous cook can find a treasure in the Southwest: a book that is a culinary, literary, and artistic gold mine. Savoring the Southwest is produced by the volunteers of the Roswell Symphony Orchestra Guild, Roswell, New Mexico." As Printed in February 1988 Issue of Good Housekeeping magazine.

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Hard bound featuring 14 full color prints by the Southwest's finest artists. Vignettes of the early Southwest by the courageous pioneers themselves. Introductory text by Paul Horgan, historian and twice winner of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize.

Mole! (Cook West)

Gwyneth Doland

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This spicy sauce is sure to tempt your taste buds!

This new addition to the Cook West Series highlights the exotic flavor of mole. Pronounced moe-lay, mole is a type of savory Mexican sauce, often but not always made from red chile and bitter chocolate. But there are many other mole sauces—yellow, green and black. Frequently called the official food of Mexico, mole has recently become one of the new, distinctive flavors in Southwestern cuisine. 24 color photos.

Dallas Dish

The Junior League of Dallas

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A must-have Junior League cookbook - Fabulous! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Dallas Dish is a beautiful cookbook that you will proudly display in your kitchen! The recipes look and taste gourmet, but are simple to prepare! Dallas Dish also includes local celebrity chef recipes for the more experienced cook. Several of the recipes have different variations, including traditional, gourmet and texas twist! It also contains a Basics section that includes recipes ranging from your basic cake batter to a basic marinara sauce! It is the perfect gift for a new bride or someone who just enjoys cooking!

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A beautiful coffee table took with practical appeal; Dallas Dish offers the best of America s cuisine using a vibrant palette of ingredients and styles. Sure to be a favorite, this cookbook contains informational sidebars with historical data on Dallas. Selected recipes offer options to give dishes a Texas Twist or a Gourmet Flair .

Mark Miller's Indian Market Cookbook: Recipes from Santa Fe's Famous Coyote Cafe

Mark Charles Miller, Mark Kiffin, John Harrisson, Suzy Dayton

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Putting Southwestern Cooking on the Map 4 out of 5 stars.
6 of 8 people found this review helpful.

With the second of his general Southwestern cooking recipe books, Mark Miller has joined the likes of superstar chef Bobby Flay in putting a region long misunderstood on our culinary map. In the early to mid 90's Mr. Miller helped develop our palets to appreciate gourmet where we used to expect less. This book will add fire and and great recipes to any chef's repertoire. It is a fantastic example of what a great cook book can be.

A Santa Fe Feast Brought to Your Table! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Miller is the consummate SW chef, with his world famous Coyote Cafe. Once a year the town and restaurant celebrate the rich, Indian art and culture of the area in a two-week festival. Coyote Cafe has offered special gourmet offerings for this event. So here collected is a sampling of that special fare.

Special it is with its emphasis on the SW Indian ingredients: corn, fruit, chiles, heat and spices, fowl and seafood. This is great, unique collection with kicked up results above in this reviewer's opinion than the celebrated Bobbly Flay.

The creativeness bursts through exemplified is such as: Mango Rice Pudding Brulee; Paillard of Fresh California Salmon with Chipotle Crema and Squash Salsa; Green Chiles Rellenos stuffed with Picadillo of BBQ Brisket;Tamales de Langost y Salmon with a Smoked Tomato and Jalapeno Sauce; Prairie Field Salad with Native Goat Cheese Fritters and Apple-Cinnamon Oil; Sopa de Pato (Roasted Duck Soup with Wild Mushrooms and Vegetables.

This is not for the normal home cook, but is well worth long effort for the discerning chef who wishes to take time to prepare this flavor rich food with its complex layering of ingredients, sauces and accompanments.

Worth obtaining and exploring if one either is or wants to venture into world of SW American cuisine at its best! Wonderful accompanying prose of history and culture with gorgeous photography.

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Jim Peyton's The Very Best Of Tex-Mex Cooking: Plus Texas Barbecue And Texas Chile

James W. Peyton

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Jim Peyton’s latest cookbook brings culinary sophistication to American kitchens with a collection of outstanding recipes and the lore surrounding the most popular dishes ordered in Tex-Mex restaurants.

Tex-Mex, barbecue and chile are important aspects of Texas regional cooking that developed organically over many years of trial and error by thousands of remarkable cooks, as Mexicans working on ranches in South Texas built on the 16th century fusion of Spanish and Indian cooking in Mexico. This cuisine has become enormously popular not just in Texas but nationwide and, increasingly worldwide. Tex-Mex in the hands of accomplished cooks can reach heights of culinary excellence, but too often falls short of that mark.

Veteran chef Jim Peyton carefully selects nearly 100 of the most outstanding dishes and treats them comprehensively, making them quickly understood and easy to prepare. From Pico de gallo to quesadillas to cactus margaritas, this book provides the finest techniques for the very best of Tex-Mex cuisine.

Brennan's of Houston in Your Kitchen

Chef Carl Walker

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New Orleans Restaurant Cooking 5 out of 5 stars.
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This beautiful 192-page book is a triumph for Chef Carl Walker. This eclectic and inventive collection of recipes has been carefully accented with full-color photographs and personal anecdotes. It is a wonderful gift for fans of Brennan's, and even for home cooks who have never made their way to Houston.

The book is organized by course: Beginnings (Lagniappes, Drinks, and Appetizers), Garden and Beyond (Salads and Soups), Breakfast, Meats and Poulty, Seafood, Accompaniments (Sides, Sauces and Seasonings), and Fantastic Desserts.

Each recipe features an expected yield, list of ingredients, paragraph-style instructions on how to prepare the ingredients, and a Chef's Tip. The Chef's Tips include technique suggestions, ingredient substitutions, and reminders on how to prepare the raw ingredients.

The desserts section is especially decadent. For example, the Chocolate Praline Cheesecake is a masterpiece by Pastry Chef Melissa Piper Reilly. This luscious dessert uses a chocolate crumb crust filled with caramels, pecans, and chocolate-laced cheesecake filling.

This beautiful cookbook will be a delight for chefs and bakers alike. Enjoy!

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Proving that Creole and Texas styles are kitchen-compatible, Chef Carl Walker artfully presents these distinctive tastes at the acclaimed Brennan's of Houston. Capitalizing on fresh ingredients available at his back door, Chef Carl injects his culinary magic into every dining element and reveals his own kitchen tips and techniques.

Texas Bed & Breakfast Cookbook (Texas Bed and Breakfast Cookbook)

Carol Faino, Erin Faino

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Don't waste your money! 1 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

YUCK! The first edition of this book is infinitely superior! Most of the recipes are identical (but some of the best are missing from this), and it is nowhere near as attractive or nicely presented.

Clearly, this piece of garbage was rushed to press to make money from people who don't know any better. Do yourself a favor and buy the original instead (right here on Amazon!).

A Travel Guide and a Cookbook all in One 4 out of 5 stars.
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This cookbook reminds me of the Junior League cookbooks from back home. Each recipe comes from a different bed and breakfast or boutique hotel in Texas. They're nice, down-home, and mostly easy recipes that anyone can make. I also like that it's a full cookbook with appetizers, lunches, desserts, and breakfasts.

Another great thing about this book is that there's a nice description and picture of each of the inns.

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Owners and chefs from Texas B&Bs, Guest Ranches, and Country Inns share their most requested, mouth-watering, award-winning recipes, many with make-ahead or time-saving tips.